Equine encephalitis

Infection characterized by inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, and neurological symptoms (e.g., tremor, visual disturbances). It is caused by a virus transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse.


Encephalitis caused by either the western or the eastern equine arbovirus, which is carried by mosquitoes from horses. The disease ranges from mild to fatal.


 


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